By "Cuma"
New Year's morning opened with a dull heavy sky, and no sunshine to cheer up the many that attended the first race meeting of the year. However there was no want of cheerfulness to be noticed in the Club enclosures, as hands were clasped, giving. Season's greetings. A few nice. sized dividends were handed out, both for!
win, as well as for places.
The fields generally were on the big side as they averaged 20 starters In each of the seven races, 'The racing was good despite the heavy, sticks, condition of the going, in which Kiangwan owned ponies and: Jockeys seemed to revel, for they won six of the seven events, with J. B, Lok the most successful' Jockey getting two wins, and two second out of the six mounts. The biggest dividend to win was paid by Gallant Knight returning his backers $145.60 fon @ $5 investment, and to place, New Major in thesame race paid within forty cents of a similar return for the second place.
The first saddling bell was rung] punelually at 10 am, and there was tile delay in getting the seven races Tun off despite the big fields, to that before 1.30 pin, the morning's racing Race Club, of fare at the Soanghal Two Sub Grifin Races The A class race for subs fel to Kirin, ridden by H. Huang, who car~ led most support in the Parl betting. Royal Bee Il got away to a good: start, holding his lead until well down the home straight, when Kirin, who had been on a tight rein, was let out to win comfortably by three lengths from Royal Bee TI, who in turn was one length ahead' of High Side, placed third.
The B class for subs brought out] the biggest field of the morning, the starter having 30 lined up before him as he called them (o order. Violin started favourite with Yentss ext In demand, but both disappointed their followers when it came. to struggling through the sticky going down the home straight. It looked Uke To-Night's race a furlong from home, until Compromise, well ridden by H. M, Bothelho, came with a fine rush on the outside to snatch victory fas the post was reached, by the mi fin of three quarters of a length. All three of the placed ponies paid 4-2: food dividends. The B class for subs Drought out the biggest feld of the morning, the starter having 30 lined up before him as he called them 19 order, "Violin started favourite with Yenteo next in demand, but both Alsappointed their followers when it come to struggling through the sticky, going down the home straight. Jooked like To-Night's race a furlong from home, until Compromise, ridden by H. Mf, Bothelho, came with a fine rush on the outside to snare victory as the post was reached, by the margin of three quarters of 9 ald good dividends.
New ear Handicap the New Year Handicap at 1% mile was divided up into A, B and C classes making three races. Twelve starters weighed out for the A class fovent with Fairy Longirostres being slightly better backed one to win than Old King was. A good race was witnessed, and seeing the conditions of the going, to have done the 1% mile in 242 with a five pound penalty up, made Mow Tan Hua's Performance a good one, Lok on Fairy Longirostres left it 'a bit late, Ne was catching up on the winner rapidly in the last fow strides, just falling to hold him, as the winning ost was reached, by a short head. For the B class seventeen starters weighed out, Big Trail was the favourite but he failed to run into 2 place, the race going to Crusade Morn' who finished up two lengths ahead of Jews Harp who had made, most of the running and at one time Tooked like being the winner.
From a field of 23 starters in the class, Gallant Knight, ridden by Y.
Ty, shot out at the right moment {to secure his win by two lengths from New Major, with Monument only short head away in third place.
thig race the best dividends. the morning. were paid, $145.60 for the winner, and $145.20 to the second pony.
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